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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-47865E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval penny of Edward VI struck in the name of Henry VIII at Bristol, between 1547-1551.
Reference: North 1886.
The coin is worn andbent with edge damage.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1547
Date to: Circa AD 1551
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.49 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st July 2014 - Saturday 22nd November 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form no.4002
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward VI of England
Mint or issue place: Bristol
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Edward VI, in the name of Henry VIII, 1547-1551 (N 1883 - 1888)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: ]HE8 D’ G R[OSA
Reverse description: Shield of Tudor Arms on long cross fourchée
Reverse inscription: CIVI TAS [BR]IS TO[...]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Ivinghoe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 1886 |
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